Thumber disc advice?

[OvEr HaNd AsSaSiN]

for me the arm pain only comes if i dont stretch before i throw them... also at the end of the year after playing alot it starts to bother me..  The last year i have been working on alternate shots instead of over hand shots.. but man its hard to stop using it 100% when it is that accurate.

[dana]

or me the arm pain only comes if i dont stretch before i throw them

I think this is something that many disc golfers don't do.  It is especially important when you use the overhand shot. 

During the round, if I know I have a thumber shot coming up I try and do some quick (re)stretching and then mimick the overhand throw with a towel. 

[4u2nv]

I'd also say to be careful at the elbow too - I can't play baseball for any extended period of time anymore because I hurt my elbow pitching - probably needed Tommy John surgery but I just stopped playing instead.  I can't really throw thumbers because of this - and I too only use it for a get out of trouble shot (which unfortunately is way too stinking frequently).  However when I do throw it, I can typically feel my elbow bark at me from it - and excessive thumber throwing (especially without warming up) could have a similar effect.

I've heard a lot of people highly recommend the Aerobie Epic for distance thumbers, although buy multiples as they get banged up pretty quick.

The trick to not hurting your arm is following through on the shot.  (you may have an extenuating circumstance)  but most people that hurt their elbow throwing a thumber is because they short arm it and don't follow through.

[MDR_3000]

I'd also say to be careful at the elbow too - I can't play baseball for any extended period of time anymore because I hurt my elbow pitching - probably needed Tommy John surgery but I just stopped playing instead.  I can't really throw thumbers because of this - and I too only use it for a get out of trouble shot (which unfortunately is way too stinking frequently).  However when I do throw it, I can typically feel my elbow bark at me from it - and excessive thumber throwing (especially without warming up) could have a similar effect.

I've heard a lot of people highly recommend the Aerobie Epic for distance thumbers, although buy multiples as they get banged up pretty quick.

The trick to not hurting your arm is following through on the shot.  (you may have an extenuating circumstance)  but most people that hurt their elbow throwing a thumber is because they short arm it and don't follow through.

yeah...what he said. 

I've changed up the way I throw thumbers...and now I can throw them pretty much all day with no pain. 

[anthonyippi]

For a thummer it all depends on the person and that persons release angle and mechanics,  for me i use a z flick, its by far the farthest fling thummer out there from what i hear too.  I believe it all depends on how far u want ur thummer to go, for max D i use the flick and for med range its a 11x champ firebird and for  250 and under its a whippet x.  The more overstable a disc is the longer it will take for it to do its turn in the air  so for shorter range use something less stable so it flips faster and drops. Longer distance use the opposite so it turns slower and flys farther.

anthony Ippolito
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[mcstac007]

I live and die with the Champion firebird with my thumber. I have also used a KC Banshee and a KC whippet though.